lprint-add(1)

lprint-add1

Add a printer queue.

Usage

lprint add [-u SYSTEM-URI] -d PRINTER -m DRIVER-NAME -v DEVICE-URI [-o OPTION=VALUE]

Overview

This command creates a label printer queue using the specified name, driver, and driver.

Options

The following options are recognized by lprint add:

-d PRINTER

Specifies the name of the printer queue.

-m DRIVER-NAME

Specifies the name of the printer driver. See lprint-drivers(1) for the command to list the available printer drivers.

-o OPTION=VALUE

Specifies the default value for the given option name. See lprint-submit(1) for a list of supported options.

-o label-mode-configured=VALUE

Specifies the label printing mode: "applicator", "cutter", "cutter-delayed", "kiosk", "peel-off", "peel-off-prepeel", "rewind", "rfid", or "tear-off".

-o label-tear-offset-configured=NNNin
-o label-tear-offset-configured=NNNmm

Specifies the label tear-off offset in inches ("NNNin") or millimeters ("NNNmm").

-o printer-darkness-configured=NNN

Specifies the base darkness setting for all print jobs as a percentage. 0 represents the lightest printing while 100 represents the darkest printing.

-o printer-geo-location=geo:=LATLON

Specifies the geographic location of the printer as a "geo:" URI.

-o printer-location=LOCATION

Specifies the human-readable location, for example "Rack 42".

-o printer-organization=ORGANIZATION

Specifies the organization name, for example "Acme, Inc.".

-o printer-organizational-unit=UNIT

Specifies the organizational unit, for example "Shipping Department".

-u SYSTEM-URI

Specifies a remote LPrint server to use. The "SYSTEM-URI" is of the form "ipps://HOSTNAME:PORT/ipp/system".

-v DEVICE-URI

Specifies the device for the printer queue. The value can be a socket: URI such as "socket://11.22.33.44" or a usb: URI as listed by the lprint-devices(1) command.

Releases

4 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 11
  2. 12–13
  3. Arch

From lprint 1.4.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.